Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2006

Wind Advisory 20, NWS Los Angeles, CA

February 26, 2006Santa Barbara County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2006, 3:39 PM PST for Santa Barbara County, California. It took effect at Feb 27, 2006, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2006, 3:39 PM PST (23:39 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2006, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 28, 2006, 9:00 AM PST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

County Santa Barbara County, CA

The nearest sounding before it

Vandenberg AFB, CA (KVBG), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 48 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Vandenberg AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2006-02-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Vandenberg AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2006-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4196 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
231 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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000 
WWUS76 KLOX 262339
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
339 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN   
CALIFORNIA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MOUNTAINS...HOWEVER
WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN SAN LUIS OBISPO AND
NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. 

CAZ034-035-270700-
/O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0003.060227T1500Z-060228T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.060227T1500Z-060228T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST-
339 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
INTO MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ051-052-270700-
/O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0003.060227T1500Z-060228T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.060227T1500Z-060228T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
339 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ036-037-270700-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.060227T1500Z-060228T1200Z/
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
339 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
INTO MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ053-054-270700-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0003.060228T0000Z-060228T1800Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
339 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55
MPH.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

WOFFORD
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 270603
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1003 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE WIND
GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE IN SAN LUIS OBISPO AND NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES.

CAZ034>037-271230-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.060227T1500Z-060228T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST-
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
1003 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ051-052-271230-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.060227T1500Z-060228T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1003 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ053-054-271230-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0003.060228T0000Z-060228T1800Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
1003 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

MOYER
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 271151
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
351 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE WIND
GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE LIKELY TONIGHT.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES UNTIL THIS EVENING AND THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS
BEEN PUSHED BACK UNTIL THIS EVENING.

CAZ034>037-271800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.060227T1500Z-060228T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST-
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
351 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ051-052-271800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.060227T1500Z-060228T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
351 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ053-054-271800-
/O.EXT.KLOX.HW.A.0003.060228T0200Z-060228T1800Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
351 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

ASR
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 271816
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1016 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. WIND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
MUCH OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...WITH ADVISORIES
IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST AND POTENTIALLY MOST DAMAGING WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES...WHERE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

CAZ053-054-280030-
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.060227T2000Z-060228T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.HW.A.0003.060228T0200Z-060228T1400Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
1016 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH BY THIS EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

CAZ046-280030-
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.060227T2000Z-060228T1400Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
1016 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ038-280030-
/O.EXA.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1200Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
1016 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ034>037-280030-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST-
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
1016 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ051-052-280030-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1016 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

GOMBERG
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 272157
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
157 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS UNDER A WIND ADVISORY
CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST AND THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ053-054-280400-
/O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0003.060228T0200Z-060228T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
157 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 55 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ034>037-280400-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST-
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
157 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ051-052-280400-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
157 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ038-280400-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
157 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ046-280400-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
157 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

GOMBERG
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 272250
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
250 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS UNDER A WIND ADVISORY
CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST AND THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE
TONIGHT.

CAZ039-280500-
/O.EXA.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
250 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ034>037-280500-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST-
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
250 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ051-052-280500-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
250 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ038-280500-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
250 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ053-054-280500-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
250 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 55 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ046-280500-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
250 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

GOMBERG/BOLDT
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 280451
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
851 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS TONIGHT. AREAS UNDER A WIND ADVISORY CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ALONG
THE CENTRAL COAST AND THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ034>037-281100-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST-
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
851 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ051-052-281100-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
851 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ038-281100-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
851 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ053-054-281100-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
851 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55
MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ046-281100-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
851 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ039-281100-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
851 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST TUESDAY. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE FOOTHILLS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 281058
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
258 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2006

...STRONG WINDS TO LINGER A LITTLE LONGER FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF VENTURA AND
LOS ANGELES COUNTIES THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY. OTHERWISE...WINDS HAVE
SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL...AND SO THE WIND ADVISORY IS
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES
AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS.

CAZ034>037-281200-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST-
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
258 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

ONLY LOCALIZED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING.

$$

CAZ051-052-281200-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
258 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

ONLY LOCALIZED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING.

$$

CAZ038-281200-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
258 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...


$$

CAZ046-281200-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
258 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

ONLY LOCALIZED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING.

$$

CAZ039-281200-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
258 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...


$$

CAZ053-054-281700-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
258 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 55
MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MOYER
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 281650
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
850 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2006


CAZ053-054-281800-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-060228T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
850 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS
MORNING. THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 25 MPH...WITH ONLY ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH OVER THE MORE EXPOSED PEAKS.

$$

WOFFORD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 26, 2:10 PM PST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 2:10 PM PST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
210 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-WED)...VERY FEW CHANGES MADE TO THE FORECAST.
TIMING STILL LOOKS ON TRACK, THOUGH IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER THAN
EXPECTED FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN TO DEVELOP IN LA COUNTY. WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED IF THIS DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL VERY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OR
NEAR RUSH HOUR. EVERYWHERE ELSE THOUGH RAIN SHOULD START UP TONIGHT
OR MONDAY MORNING. VBG RADAR SHOWING SOME WEAK RETURNS OVER SLO
COUNTY BUT SO FAR NOTHING IN THE GAGES AND PRB HAS ONLY REPORTED A
TRACE SO FAR. IT MAY BE LIKE THIS FOR QUITE AWHILE AS THE AIRMASS
HAS A LOT OF MOISTENING UP TO DO BASED ON THE 12Z VBG SOUNDING AND
CURRENT SURFACE DEWPOINTS WHICH ARE STILL IN THE 20S AND 30S. SO
PROBABLY A LOT OF VIRGA, AND ANY SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE ON THE LIGHT
SIDE TONIGHT UP IN SLO/SBA COUNTIES WITH MAYBE A SPRINKLE OR TWO
DOWN IN LA/VTU COUNTIES OVERNIGHT.

THE BULK OF THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. THIS TIME PERIOD WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL
FOR FLOODING ISSUES, MAINLY NEAR THE BURN AREAS. CURRENT FLASH FLOOD
WATCH LOOKS GOOD, THOUGH AGAIN I THINK THE ONLY REAL AREAS OF
CONCERN WILL BE THE BURN AREAS AS THE RIVER AND STREAMS ARE PRETTY
DRY. THRESHOLDS FOR BURN AREA MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE VERY LOW,
ESPECIALLY FOR BURNS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE LAST 6-12 MONTHS
AND THIS STORM COULD EASILY PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF
THOSE THRESHOLDS. RESIDENTS NEAR BURN AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARING FOR
MAJOR MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WITH THIS STORM. AND OF COURSE THERE WILL
BE THE USUAL LITTANY OF FLOOD ADVISORIES FOR NUISANCE FLOODING OVER
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

THUNDERSTORMS DONT APPEAR TO BE A BIG ISSUE WITH THIS EVENT, THOUGH
THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WITH THE MAIN FRONTAL
BAND. TEMPERATURES ALOFT NEVER GET THAT COLD AND AS A RESULT THE
AIRMASS NEVER REALLY DESTABILIZES SIGNIFICANTLY. WILL KEEP A SLIGHT
CHANCE IN THOUGH JUST IN CASE WE GET ONE OR TWO WITH THE MAIN FRONT,
MAINLY LATE MONDAY AND EARLY TUESDAY.

SNOW LEVELS WILL BE VERY HIGH WITH THIS EVENT. WARM AIR ADVECTION
HAS BEEN QUITE IMPRESSIVE TODAY WITH SURFACE TEMPS INTO THE 70S AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS AND MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS. VERY HIGH ELEVATIONS,
9000 FEET AND ABOVE COULD SEE SOME DECENT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BUT WE
GENERALLY DONT ISSUE WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES FOR SNOW ABOVE 7500
FEET SO NO WINTER PRODUCTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.
SNOW LEVELS COULD LOWER TO AROUND 6000-7000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING
BUT THE BULK OF THE STORM WILL BE THROUGH THE AREA BY THAT TIME.

AS FAR AS THE WINDS GO, LATEST MODELS DONT SHOW QUITE AS MUCH
SOUTHERLY GRADIENT BETWEEN LAX AND SFO AND I THINK WIND ADVISORIES
WILL SUFFICE, AT LEAST FOR THE CENTRAL COAST MONDAY INTO MONDAY
NIGHT. WILL LEAVE THE HIGH WIND WATCH UP FOR THE LA/VTU MOUNTAINS
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

RAIN SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY, BUT THE NAM STILL SHOWS
CONSIDERABLE LOW LVL MOISTURE AND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FLOW. AND WITH THE
TROF AXIS JUST PASSING THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON SHOWER
CHANCES WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

AT THIS TIME WED LOOKS DRY WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPS.

.LONG TERM (WED NT-SUN)...12Z GFS SHOWS A MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN
FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK WITH THE NEXT STORM NOW ARRIVING
ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST WED NIGHT AND INTO THE LA AREA THURS. WENT
AHEAD AND BUMPED UP POPS ALL AREAS THURSDAY, THOUGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN WITH THIS FIRST STORM. TROF AXIS
WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH LINGERING SHOWERS EARLY ON.
THEN DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE REST
OF THE WEEKEND LOOKS DRY.

&&

.AVIATION...A WARM FRONT WAS MOVING NORTHEAST SPREADING SCATTERED
LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY AND EVENTUALLY MOVE OVER
THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT. MODERATE UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT. FREEZING LEVEL WAS AROUND 11KFT THIS
MORNING AND WILL ASCEND A FEW HUNDRED FEET OVERNIGHT.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
FLOOD WATCH (SEE LAXFFALOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
GALE WARNING (SEE LAXCWFLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX).
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...WOFFORD
AVIATION...FORWOOD
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 6:00 AM PST, 9 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2006

CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-271400-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
600 AM PST SAT FEB 29 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
OUTER WATERS.

* GALE WARNING...............SEE FZUS56 KLOX - CWFLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH THREE... MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONG STORM WILL LIKELY BRING VERY HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE REGION. CURRENT RAINFALL FORECASTS ARE FOR 2 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS MOST COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. FOOTHILL AND
MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES OF
RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING
SLOPES OF THE SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA...AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.

RAINFALL INTENSITIES COULD EASILY EXCEED ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR AT
TIMES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH
PER HOUR POSSIBLE ACROSS FOOTHILL AND MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. WITH SUCH
INTENSE RAINFALL RATES EXPECTED...FLASH FLOODING WITH CORRESPONDING
MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL CERTAINLY BE A CONCERN FOR THE BURN AREAS.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO
LAXFFALOX FOR EXACT DETAILS ON THE FLASH FLOOD RISKS. IN ADDITION...
WIDESPREAD URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS LIKELY ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE REGION.

DUE TO THE SUBTROPICAL NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM...SNOW LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE RESORT LEVELS DURING MOST OF THE EVENT.
ON MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AFTER THE
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
FAIRLY LIGHT.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL COAST...WHERE A HIGH WIND WATCH
(LAXNPWLOX) IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. WIND ADVISORIES MIGHT ALSO BE
NEEDED ACROSS COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES AS WELL.

* HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS *

* GALE WARNING...............SEE FZUS56 KLOX - CWFLOX FOR DETAILS *

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

.DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ASIDE FROM A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

RORKE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 9:21 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchLOX41 hr
Feb 26, 9:56 AM PSTMarine Weather StatementLOX18 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.